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Two countries. One sea. Centuries of shared songs, words, flavours and memories. Yet how well do Greeks and Turks really understand one another? Is it language that separates us—or the stories we have learned to tell about each other? This episode of "Infinitely Curious", the English-language p...

Τι κληρονομούμε από εκείνους που άφησαν την πατρίδα πριν από εμάς; Μια γλώσσα, μια ανάμνηση, μια αίσθηση του ανήκειν… ή μήπως, τελικά, ένα τραγούδι; Αυτή την Κυριακή, το «Infinitely Curious» ταξιδεύει από την Ελλάδα στο Σίδνεϊ και πίσω, μέσα από τις ιστορίες και τη μουσική της ελληνικής μετανάστευση...

Today, we return to the music of a talented composer who stands out for his melodic consistency and sentimental touch. Our destination: Apollo's Voices – Songs by Apollon Kouskoumvekakis. Τραγούδια του Απόλλωνα Κουσκουμβεκάκη Σήμερα επιστρέφουμε στη μουσική ενός ταλαντούχου συνθέτη, ο οποίος ξεχωρί...

Rebetiko: the Greek urban folk song of the early 20th century, which gave voice to the outlook on life and the experiences of the marginalized, the lower social classes, mainly in the commercial and industrial centers (Piraeus, Syros, Thessaloniki, Smyrna, among others). It was widely popular through...

Today we're exploring the connection between Greece's greatest living singer and a genre that shaped the evolution of Greek song. Our destination: George Dalaras sings rebetiko songs, part 1. Νταλάρας & Ρεμπέτικο Ι Σήμερα και αύριο, διερευνούμε τη σύνδεση μεταξύ του μεγαλύτερου εν ζωή Έλληνα...

“The true artist is the sensitive receiver of their era's messages, the detector and antenna tuned to the future, which is why they come to express the desires and demands of their time. So, by nature and position, the artist stands on the side of progress. In each specific historical era, a specific c...

Today and tomorrow, we return to a very special singer-songwriter who brought guerilla songs into the mainstream of the recording industry and onto the concert stage. Thankfully, he also wrote many fascinating songs of a more “laiko” orientation, recorded by voices such as Keti Grey, Haris Alexiou, Geo...

Τι σημαίνει «πατρίδα» όταν μπορείς να τη δεις, να τη θυμάσαι, να κληρονομείς τις ιστορίες της — αλλά δεν μπορείς να επιστρέψεις ελεύθερα σε αυτήν; Αυτή την Κυριακή, στην αγγλόφωνη εκπομπή της Φωνής της Ελλάδας, Infinitely Curious, η Κατερίνα Μπατζάκη υποδέχεται στο στούντιο τη σκηνοθέτιδα και ακτι...

Paris Perisinakis was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. At the age of eight, he started lessons on the Cretan lyre with the great Kostas Moudakis, while at the same time he began to play the mandolin, lute and guitar. He also studied theory at the National Conservatory of Athens....

With his lyre, Kostas Moudakis became known throughout Greece and toured all over the world, wherever there were Cretans. His work is considered important and his contribution to the popularization of the music of Crete remains unsurpassed. A great virtuoso and teacher, who continues to inspire with...

Although of Irish descent, Ross Daly does not really fit into any particular ethnic stereotype given that his life has been spend in many different parts of the world and his home for the last several decades is the island of Crete in Greece. Ross Daly, at a very early age, discovered that music was,...

Κι αν ένα από τα πιο τρομακτικά πλάσματα του ωκεανού είναι στην πραγματικότητα κι ένα από τα πιο παρεξηγημένα; H Κατερίνα Μπατζάκη καταδύεται πίσω από τον μύθο του καρχαρία, αναζητώντας πώς ο φόβος μετατράπηκε σε μυθοπλασία — και τι αποκαλύπτει η επιστήμη όταν κοιτάξουμε λίγο πιο προσεκτικά. Η...

Today, our focal point is Greece’s leading Celtic music band: Iernis. In a country whose musical identity is so strongly tied to traditional, rebetiko and popular song, the existence of a long-running Celtic music band might seem like an unlikely footnote. Yet for nearly three decades, the Athens-based g...

Today, we turn to a true master of tango and some exceptional performances of songs of his by one of Greece’s most versatile vocalists. Our destination: Aliki Kagialoglou sings Astor Piazzolla. Η Αλίκη Καγιαλόγλου ερμηνεύει Πιατσόλα Σήμερα, απευθυνόμαστε σε έναν πραγματικό δεξιοτέχνη του tango και σε μερικές...

Today, our tribute to the cosmopolitan dimension of Greek song takes us to a vocalist of a younger generation, whom I truly admire for the clarity and austerity of her interpretations. Her multicultural, Greek-Swedish origins align well with artistic choices that move fluidly across borders and genres....

Today, we explore the multiple ways in which the three Italian grand masters of film music inspired Greek artists. Our destination: Greek covers of songs and instrumentals by Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani. Ελληνικές φωνές, ιταλικά σάουντρακ Σήμερα, εξερευνούμε τους πολλαπλούς τρόπους...

Today, we are continuing our tribute to the cosmopolitan dimension of Greek song, turning to the greatest band in the history of music globally, and the way it inspired the crème-de-la-crème of Greek classical guitar soloists. Our destination: Covers of Beatles’ songs by Greek classical guitarists. Έλληνες κιθαριστές...

Κι αν θεραπεία σημαίνει όχι να ξαναγίνουμε αυτοί που ήμασταν κάποτε, αλλά να μάθουμε να κουβαλάμε με άλλον τρόπο όσα μας συνέβησαν; H αγγλόφωνη εκπομπή της Φωνής της Ελλάδας, “Infinitely Curious”, εξερευνά το Kintsugi, την πανάρχαια ιαπωνική τέχνη της επιδιόρθωσης σπασμένων κεραμικών με χρυσό — και ...